This is our 35th anniversary. Many employees this was
their first job. it was a special time and we celebrated at Mama Chello's.
A RI style Italian restaurant. For those who worked there or knew people
enjoy these memories of begining of summer party!

some ate - some danced - the summer is
here!

now off to the summer
season!!!!!!!!!!!!

showtime
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An
Evening With Dianne Carol And Vic Damone

June 30

Backstage photo - star trailer
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An
Evening With Randy Travis

with theBurch
SistersJuly 1
nice to see old friends
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with Back Issue
August 3
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Evening With Kenny Rogers

with Holly Dunn
August 4
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An
Evening With Paul Anka

August 5

the biggest ass hole I ever met (Close is Jerry Lewis) -Story behind
letter below - Dad, as well as other summer theatres booked Paul Anka many
times. At that time most stars were playing week long engagements. Paul
always put on a great Show for the public but backstage and all week he
was a nightmare to live with. The final straw came the year Paul stated no
hotel in Rhode Island was good enough for him so he would stay in a New
York Hotel. Every night he would sit on the runway in New York in his
private plane and when the opening act took the stage at the tent he would
allow the pilot to depart. Upon arrival at T F Green (aka Hillsgrove) we
would have a police escort to take him to the tent to do his show. With
the opening act approx 25-30 minutes and the tent was 10 minutes from the
airport he had 40 minutes. He would arrive, go into the star trailer, then
walk down star aisle do the show and leave. He did not want to spend one
extra minute in Rhode Island than necessary. We all put up with things
like that until one night Paul's plane was fogged in an our audience had
to wait 50 minutes for him to arrive. At the end of the week Dad said
good-bye and the summer continued. The next year the head of the agency
called Dad to say he said something to Paul and Paul was not happy! All
the summer theatre's decided not to have Paul Anka play their venue that
year (this took place in the future), even though business was good, not
great. The head of the agency knew all that had happened and said to Paul,
"Look they don't want you, Even Buster said NO!" Dad stated
money is one thing but............... hence this letter - I promised Dad
Paul Anka would never work for this family again. Even after Dad died my
feeling never changed. So I decided to post this!
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August 19
behind me is Frankie ValliYou’ve
heard of The Temptations and hit songs like, “I Can’t Help Myself,”
or The Four Tops and, “Reach Out I’ll Be There.” Between
them, these artists have sold millions of albums. They are names that
represent some of the biggest talent that ever came out of
Detroit
in the heyday of Motown Records. Today, they’re still performing
concerts across the globe. No doubt, on those warm summer nights when you
have the top down on the car, you’re listening to a tape or CD that
brings back that Motown sound we all grew up to love and cherish from the
60s, 70s and 80s. When the “Temps” and the “Tops” played the
Warwick Musical Theatre, you could always see the audience singing along
with the tunes that had become so familiar to generations young and old.
Their concerts were long – often at least two hours – but fans never
grew tired of that Motown beat and the performers recognized that –
returning to the ‘Tent’ often. Many of the songs these performers sang
were about happiness and good times and the up side of life. There was so
much energy in their concerts that the audience would sometimes rise to
their feet and cheer at the end of a favorite selection, or just clap
along in unison with the rhythm.Since
we were a seasonal venue, only open from the spring through to the summer,
these acts were perfect. Southern New Englanders wanted to enjoy the good
weather while it lasted, knowing full well our rough winters were just
around the corner. The Temptations and The Four Tops knew how to deliver
fabulously exciting shows, filled with timeless hits that wowed
concertgoers. The Bonoff Family is grateful they brought their Motown
magic to
Rhode Island
. We hope that you agree.